Fifty

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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]

1: Πεντήκοντα (Strong'S #4004 — Adjective — pentekonta — pen-tay'-kon-tah )

is found in  Luke 7:41;  16:6;  John 8:57;  21:11;  Acts 13:20; in  Mark 6:40 with kata (in the most authentic mss.), according to, "by fifties;" in   Luke 9:14 , with ana, "up," used distributively, "fifty each," RV (Luke adds hosei, "about").

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1): ( n.) A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.

(2): ( a.) Five times ten; as, fifty men.

(3): ( n.) The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.

King James Dictionary [3]

FIF'TY, a.

Five tens five times ten as fifty men. It may be used as a noun in the plural.

And they sat down by fifties.  Mark 6 .

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